EU Visa types

EU offers a lot of opportunities to immigrate giving different types of visa.
It is possible to immigrate to EU with Single-entry visa, Double-entry visa, Multiple-entry visa, Limited territorial validity visa and National Visa and more.
In this article, we will go through the most common visa types that immigrants choose.

Single-entry visa
A single-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area only once, within the given period.

Double-entry visa
A double-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area only twice, within the given period.

Multiple-entry visa
A multiple-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area as many times as immigrant wants, following the 90/180 rule. Multiple-entry visa period is as followed: 1 year 3 years or 5 years.

Limited territorial validity visa
Limited territorial validity visa allows an immigrant to travel only in the Schengen State that has issued the visa.

National Visa
A national visa is granted to the immigrants who are willing to work, study or permanently reside in one of the Schengen countries.

90/180 Schengen Visa Rule
Another point where most multiple-entry Schengen visa holders get confused, as well as the nationals of the countries that are permitted to enter Schengen visa-free. Most people think that the 180-day period starts on the day you visa becomes valid, which is not true.

180-day period keeps rolling. Anytime you wish to enter the Schengen, you just have to count backwards the last 180 days, and see if you have been present in the Schengen for more than 90 days throughout that period.

Check the Schengen visa calculator to calculate the remaining number of days that you can stay in the Schengen zone.